Rev. Donald Marquard

Associate Pastor

• Born: June 18, 1942 in Fremont, Michigan
  
• Hometown: North Muskegon, Michigan
  
  
• Father: Milton Marquard
  
• Mother: Jean Clark Marquard
  
• Two Brothers: William and Robert
  
  
• Became a Christian at the age of twelve at a camp in MI
  
• Baptized at the age of sixteen
  
• Dedicated life to Christ at the age of seventeen
  
  
• Education: North Muskegon High School - Graduated in 1960
  
• College: Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois – Diploma of Sacred Music – 1963
  
• Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI – Bachelor of Music Education – 1965
  
• Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX – Masters in Church Music – 1970
  
  
• Career Development: Prepared for music profession in both public school teaching and church ministry
  
• Minister of Music, 1962~1992
  
• Minister of Adults and Senior Adults, 1992~1999
  
• Associate Pastor of Grace Bible Church, 1999~Present
  
  
• Family: Married Peggy Ulmer on June 27, 1964 in Muskegon, MI
  
• Children: Jody, married and mother of four, Edgar Springs, MO
  
• Troy, single, Long Beach, CA
  
• Joel, married, Tempe, AZ
  
• Noel, single, Student at Columbia International University, SC
  
  
• SALVATION VERSE: For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (KJV)
  
• LIFE CHANGING VERSE: I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, Who loved me, and gave Himself for me. Galatians 2:20 (KJV)
  
• MINISTRY PHILOSOPHY VERSE: And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others. 2 Timothy 2:2 (NIV)
  

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